Review originally posted in June of 2017 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. An Affair with a Notorious Heiress by Lorraine HeathScandalous Gentlemen of St. James #4Historical RomancePublished May 30, 2017 by Avon Alistair Mabry, Marquess of Rexton, knows all about scandal and the unforgiving opinion of the ton. When his father, the Duke of Greystone, married a lowly bookkeeper to an infamous gambling house he did so for love. But growing up Rex was bullied by his peers for Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Duke and the Lady in Red by Lorraine Heath
Review originally posted April 28, 2015, by Angela at Fiction Vixen. The Duke and the Lady in Red by Lorraine HeathScandalous Gentlemen of St. James #3Historical RomancePublished April 28, 2015 by Avon This book made me cry. No really, the ending had me all teary-eyed, with that intense, heavy feeling in my chest that makes breathing difficult. I haven’t done that with a book in so long, that it surprised me. I’ve always enjoyed Lorraine Heath’s historical romances, but I really Continue Reading
Retro Review: Once More, My Darling Rogue by Lorraine Heath
Review originally posted on August 15, 2014, by Angela at Fiction Vixen. Once More, My Darling Rogue by Lorraine HeathScandalous Gentlemen of St. James #2Historical RomancePublished August 15, 2014 by Avon Despite my love for Lorraine Heath and her historical romances the beginning of Once More, My Darling Rogue left me a little cold. This is the second book in the Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James series, which is a spin-off of the Scoundrels of St. James series and while I was Continue Reading
Retro Review: When the Duke Was Wicked by Lorraine Heath
Review originally posted on February 25, 2014 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. When the Duke Was Wicked by Lorraine HeathScandalous Gentlemen of St. James #1Historical RomancePublished February 25, 2014 by Avon , Being a fan of Lorraine Heath and learning that her newest series would be about the children of the characters from her Scoundrels of St. James series I was instantly hooked and couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book. As soon as it was offered for review I jumped at it Continue Reading
Retro Review: Pretty Face by Lucy Parker
Review originally posted 2/20/2017 by Mandi. Pretty Face by Lucy Parker (London Celebrities #2)Released: February 20, 2017Contemporary RomanceCarina Press I fell completely in love with Lucy Parker’s first book, Act Like it. Taking us back to the West End and the theater community with a hero who is a curmudgeon (at least to start) and a heroine who is on a popular yet trashy television show, and the tabloids have a field day with her character. Director Luc Savage is ready Continue Reading
Retro Review: Devil in Tartan by Julia London
Review originally posted 2/15/2018 by Mandi. Devil in Tartan by Julia London (Highland Grooms #4)Releases February 20, 2018Historical RomanceHQN Books I won’t lie – I received a print arc of this in the mail, took one look at our hero’s luscious locks, and did a little snort laugh….and decided to give it a try. I was really hoping the heroine would play with his hair, or braid it or something but we don’t get much hair play. We do get a cute story about a woman desperate to save Continue Reading
Retro Review: Collision Course by Marie Harte
Review originally posted January 12, 2018 by Tori. Collision Course by Marie HarteBody Shop Bad Boys, #4Contemporary RomanceJanuary 2, 2018Sourcebooks Favorite Quote: “If you want him, have him. You have a right to be happy. Take joy in his man parts. Go forth, just don’t prosper.” Lou Cortez is a true ladies man. Gorgeous, sexy, well mannered, good job, loves his family…he’s every woman’s dream man if he says so himself. So why can’t he get the lovely Josephine Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Emerald Lily by Juliette Cross
Review originally posted January 29, 2018 by Sheena. The Emerald Lily Juliette CrossSeries: Vampire Blood #4Paranormal RomanceReleased: January 29, 2018Entangled Publishing Favorite Quote: “I love you, Vilhelmina Dragomir.” She laced her slender arms around his neck, a tear slipping from one eye even as she smiled. “I love you, Mikhail Romanov.” “Is it that bad that you must cry?” he teased. “It’s that good.” When Princess Vilhelmina Dragomir is awakened from her hellish Continue Reading
Retro Review: Station Alpha by Aislinn Kearns
Review originally posted January 11, 2018 by Mandi. Station Alpha by Aislinn Kearns (Soldiering On #1)Released: August 2016Romantic SuspenseSelf Published I love a Twitter recommendation (my bank account does not) and when I saw Meka tweet that Station Alpha was a good read, featuring a hero with a disability, I bought it. She rec’d it because his disability was not the main storyline, and I agree with her. It plays a role in the story (he is wheelchair bound) but it’s Continue Reading
Retro Review: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Review originally posted 5/11/2021 by Angela. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryContemporary Romance/Women’s FictionMay 11, 2021, by BerkleyARC Favorite Quote: After reading last year’s release by this author, Beach Read, I couldn’t wait to find out if her sophomore effort in the genre would live up to my extremely high expectations. Spoiler alert: it did. People We Meet on Vacation is kind of an ode to the tropey best friends to lovers romantic comedy movie. In Continue Reading